Extreme sports icon Dave Mirra dies at 41 in an apparent suicide

Mirra won 24 medals over a prolific X Games career that spanned
from 1995 to 2013. Along with riders like Mat Hoffman, Mirra
raised BMX's profile and was one of the sport's first
superstars.

He earned the nickname "Miracle Boy" for his knack for landing
seemingly impossible tricks, such as the double backflip he
debuted at the 2000 X Games.

In 2008, Mirra transitioned to rally car racing, winning 10
more X Games medals in the discipline. He retired the all-time
leader in X Games medals. (Skateboarder Bob Burnquist has since
surpassed him.)

"They say athletes die twice, right? You know, now I kind of
see it," Mirra said in an ESPN interview last year after his
retirement. "Part of me died when I said 'I'm done.'"